Global Centre ICTP - Web 2.0 http://www.ictparliament.org/taxonomy/term/116/0 en Ukrainian translation of the World e-Parliament Report 2012 now available http://www.ictparliament.org/ukrainian-translation-of-the-world-e-parliament-report-2012-now-available <p><span class="inline inline-left"></span>The <strong>Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine</strong> has worked with the<strong> Division of Computerized Systems of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine</strong> and the<strong> Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine</strong> to provide the <a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/attachements/WePR2012/WePR2012_2012_ukr.pdf" target="_blank">Ukrainian translation</a> of the original English language <a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/WePReport2012"><em>World e-Parliament Report 2012</em></a>.<br /></p><div class="image-clear"></div><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/ukrainian-translation-of-the-world-e-parliament-report-2012-now-available" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Bills, Amendments, Reports Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services International Cooperation Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Civic education Connectivity and Access Digital Archiving Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Cybercrime Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:38:15 +0000 ludovica 10484 at http://www.ictparliament.org Governing Democratically in a Tech-Empowered World http://www.ictparliament.org/governing-democratically-in-a-tech-empowered-world <div class="field field-type-date field-field-startdate"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Tue, 23/04/2013</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Wed, 24/04/2013</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>The <a href="http://www.ndi.org/" target="_blank">National Democratic Institute (NDI)</a>, <a href="http://cddrl.stanford.edu/" target="_blank">Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)</a>, the <a href="http://www.omidyar.com/" target="_blank">Omidyar Network</a> and the<a href="http://www.idea.int/" target="_blank"> International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)</a> organized the conference "<a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/governing-democratically-in-a-tech-empowered-world/event-summary-fa29fe77675045bc908b779759f05f8a.aspx" target="_blank">Governing Democratically in a Tech-Empowered World</a>", on 23-24 April 2013, to explore how technology is changing the ways in which democracies function and how to support democratic institutions, particularly in developing democracies, in adapting to these changes. Anders Johnsson, Secretary General of IPU, delivered <a href="http://www.ipu.org/splz-e/abj230413.pdf" target="_blank">opening remarks</a> and UN/DESA was represented by Flavio Zeni, Chief Technical Adviser, Africa i-Parliament Action Plan. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/governing-democratically-in-a-tech-empowered-world" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Citizen's participation e-Democracy e-Parliament Transparency Web 2.0 Parliaments and Information Society 37.424106 -122.166076 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:55:06 +0000 ludovica 9116 at http://www.ictparliament.org Orden del día http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5058 <p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/agenda_es_12sept.pdf">Orden del día y el orden del día anotado</a> (PDF)</li></ul><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#999999"> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3" valign="top"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>13 de septiembre </strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120"><p>08:00 – 09:15 </p></td> <td colspan="2"><p>Inscripción de los delegados</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5058" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Library and Research Services Civic education Connectivity and Access Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Cybercrime Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:04:08 +0000 ludovica 5058 at http://www.ictparliament.org Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5057 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-startdate"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 13/09/2012</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 15/09/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-organizer"><legend>Organizer</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-eventorganization"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Organization:&nbsp;</div> Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-email field-field-eventemail"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Email:&nbsp;</div> <a href="mailto:conference@ictparliament.org">conference@ictparliament.org</a> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>La <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico</strong></span> está organizada conjuntamente por las <a href="http://www.un.org/es/development/desa/index.html" target="_blank">Naciones Unidas</a> y la <a href="http://www.ipu.org/english/home.htm" target="_blank">Unión Interparlamentaria</a>, a través del <strong>Centro Mundial para las TIC en el Parlamento</strong>, y hospedada por la <a href="http://en.camera.it/" target="_blank">Cámara de Diputados de Italia</a> en Roma.</p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5057" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Best Practices and Knowledge Sharing Bills, Amendments, Reports Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services International Cooperation Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Regional Networks Civic education Connectivity and Access Digital Archiving Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Cybercrime Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff 41.900930 12.478713 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:42:46 +0000 ludovica 5057 at http://www.ictparliament.org Ordre du jour http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5028 <ul><li><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/agenda_fr_12sept.pdf">Ordre du jour et ordre du jour annoté (PDF)</a><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/wepc2012_-_agenda_summary_fr.pdf"><br /></a></li></ul> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3" bgcolor="#999999"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>13 septembre</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120"><p>08h00 – 09h15</p></td> <td colspan="2"><p>Inscription des délégués </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5028" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Library and Research Services Civic education Connectivity and Access Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Cybercrime Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:47:40 +0000 ludovica 5028 at http://www.ictparliament.org Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5027 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-startdate"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 13/09/2012</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 15/09/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-organizer"><legend>Organizer</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-eventorganization"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Organization:&nbsp;</div> Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-email field-field-eventemail"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Email:&nbsp;</div> <a href="mailto:conference@ictparliament.org">conference@ictparliament.org</a> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>La <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement</strong></span> a eu lieu à la <strong>Chambre des députés d'Italie</strong>, à Rome, les <strong>13, 14 et 15 Septembre</strong>. La <span class="short_text"><span class="alt-edited hps">clôture de la Conférence a coincidé avec </span></span>la Journée internationale de la démocratie, établie en 2008 par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.<br /><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5027" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Best Practices and Knowledge Sharing Bills, Amendments, Reports Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services International Cooperation Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Regional Networks Civic education Connectivity and Access Digital Archiving Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Cybercrime Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff 41.900930 12.478713 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:11:36 +0000 ludovica 5027 at http://www.ictparliament.org Agenda, Presentations and Videos http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5015 <ul><li><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/agenda_en.pdf">Agenda and Annotated Agenda</a> (PDF)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3" bgcolor="#666666"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>13 September </strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120"><p>08:00 am – 09:15 am</p></td> <td colspan="2"><p>Registration of delegates</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/5015" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Library and Research Services Civic education Connectivity and Access Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Cybercrime Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:45:38 +0000 ludovica 5015 at http://www.ictparliament.org World e-Parliament Conference 2012 http://www.ictparliament.org/WePC2012 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-startdate"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 13/09/2012</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 15/09/2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-organizer"><legend>Organizer</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-eventorganization"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Organization:&nbsp;</div> Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-email field-field-eventemail"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Email:&nbsp;</div> <a href="mailto:conference@ictparliament.org">conference@ictparliament.org</a> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Read the <a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/report_wepc_2012.pdf">Report of the World e-Parliament Conference 2012</a></strong></span> </li></ul><p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/WePC2012"><strong>World e-Parliament Conference 2012</strong></a> was held at the&nbsp;<strong>Chamber of Deputies of Italy</strong>, in Rome, on&nbsp;<strong>13, 14 and 15 September</strong>.</p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/WePC2012" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Best Practices and Knowledge Sharing Bills, Amendments, Reports Capacity Building Chamber technologies Education General ICT services International Cooperation Child Online Protection Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Regional Networks Civic education Connectivity and Access Digital Archiving Disaster Relief and Recovery Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Cybercrime Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training Cybersecurity e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Digital Divide Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML e-Accessibility IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites e-Commerce Knowledge Management Transparency e-Governance Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Freedom of Information Open Source Software Freedom of Speech Recording of Proceedings Gender Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Harmonization of ICT Laws Semantic Web ICT Policy and Strategy Voting Systems Internet Governance Website Content Management System Model Laws and Guidelines on ICT issues Privacy Science and Technology for Development WSIS Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff 41.900930 12.478713 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:31:15 +0000 ludovica 5010 at http://www.ictparliament.org Enquête mondiale sur les TIC dans les Parlements http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4490 <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/globalsurvey_es"><strong><span style="color: #003366;"></span></strong></a><strong><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/globalsurvey">Version anglaise</a></strong><strong><span style="color: #003366;"> |<strong> </strong></span></strong><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/es/globalsurvey_es">Version espagnole</a></strong></span> <strong><span style="color: #003366;"></span></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4490" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Bills, Amendments, Reports Chamber technologies General ICT services Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Civic education Digital Archiving Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites Knowledge Management Transparency Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Open Source Software Recording of Proceedings Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Semantic Web Voting Systems Website Content Management System Parliaments and Citizens Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:46:43 +0000 ludovica 4490 at http://www.ictparliament.org Encuesta Mundial sobre TIC en Parlamentos http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4489 <p style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/globalsurvey">English version</a></strong><strong><span style="color: #003366;"> |<strong> </strong></span></strong><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/fr/globalsurvey_fr">Version française</a></strong></span></p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4489" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Bills, Amendments, Reports Chamber technologies General ICT services Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Civic education Digital Archiving Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites Knowledge Management Transparency Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Open Source Software Recording of Proceedings Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Semantic Web Voting Systems Website Content Management System Parliaments and Citizens Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:37:07 +0000 ludovica 4489 at http://www.ictparliament.org Global Survey of ICT in Parliaments http://www.ictparliament.org/globalsurvey2012 <p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 2008 and 2010, the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, jointly published the first and second edition of the <a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/world-e-parliament-reports">World e-Parliament Report</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/globalsurvey2012" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Bills, Amendments, Reports Chamber technologies General ICT services Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Civic education Digital Archiving Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Digital Signatures Documents Management System e-Democracy Training e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites Knowledge Management Transparency Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Open Source Software Recording of Proceedings Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Semantic Web Voting Systems Website Content Management System Parliaments and Citizens Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Global Network of IT Experts in Parliament Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:31:23 +0000 ludovica 4488 at http://www.ictparliament.org U.S. House Administration Adopts New Posting Standards for House Documents http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4390 <p>As part of the initiative to increase House transparency and improve access to legislative data, the <a href="http://cha.house.gov/sites/republicans.cha.house.gov/files/documents/member_services_docs/electronic_posting_standards.pdf" target="_blank">Committee on House Administration adopted new standards</a> that require all House legislative documents be published electronically in an open, searchable format on one centralized website. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4390" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bills, Amendments, Reports Open Standards Transparency Web 2.0 Parliaments and Citizens Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:25:38 +0000 ludovica 4390 at http://www.ictparliament.org World e-Parliament Reports http://www.ictparliament.org/world-e-parliament-reports <p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/images/coverreportsw.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-_original " width="250" height="189" /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Reports, prepared by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, intend to help legislatures to harness the potential benefits of ICT for their work and establish key goals and priorities for exploiting this valuable resource. While providing evidence of the complexities of e-parliament, the Reports suggest ways to overcome some of the obstacles to the effective use of technology in parliamentary settings.</p><div class="image-clear"></div><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/world-e-parliament-reports" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Accountability Best Practices and Knowledge Sharing Bills, Amendments, Reports General ICT services International Cooperation Citizen's participation Collaborative Software Debates and Speeches, Hearings, Minutes, Votes Library and Research Services Regional Networks Civic education Digital Archiving Parliamentary Applications Technical Assistance Digital Signatures e-Democracy Training e-Parliament Human Resources Open Standards Parliamentary Documentation Electronic Communications ICT Strategic Planning XML IT Infrastructure Parliamentary Websites Knowledge Management Transparency Mobile Technology Web 2.0 Open Source Software Recording of Proceedings Parliamentary Information Systems Security of IT Infrastructure Parliaments and Citizens Parliaments and Information Society Systems and Services for MPs and Staff Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:21:20 +0000 ludovica 4269 at http://www.ictparliament.org New Platforms for Democratic Debate in Africa http://www.ictparliament.org/node/4140 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Authors:&nbsp;</div> Tom Sarrazin </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-publisher"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Publisher:&nbsp;</div> fesmedia Africa, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-pubdate"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Publication date:&nbsp;</div> 2011 </div> </div> </div> <p>New media platforms are changing how people communicate with each other around the world. However, there is great variation in both the kind of communication platforms people make use of as well as in how they access these platforms. Computer ownership and internet access are still the prerogative of the wealthy few in wide swathes of the African continent. All the same, mobile internet access is on the rise and if current growth rates continue, African mobile phone penetration will reach 100 per cent by 2014.</p> e-Parliament Electronic Communications Web 2.0 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:10:27 +0000 ludovica 4140 at http://www.ictparliament.org Global Centre for ICT in Parliament 2.0 http://www.ictparliament.org/node/3944 <p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.ictparliament.org/sites/default/files/images/img-fb-tw_logo.img_assist_custom-70x69.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-img_assist_custom-70x69 image-img_assist_custom" width="70" height="69" /></span>The Global Centre for ICT in Parliament is pleased to announce the launch of its presence on online social networking media. As part of its outreach strategy, information about the Global Centre will also be made available on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ictparliament" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/ictparliament" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ictparliament" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. <a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/feeds">RSS feeds</a> are available as well.</p><div class="image-clear"></div><p><a href="http://www.ictparliament.org/node/3944" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.ictparliament.org/node/3944#comments Web 2.0 Global Network of IT Experts in Parliament Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:56:44 +0000 serge 3944 at http://www.ictparliament.org ukash